Cryptic crossword clue
Misapprehensions when setter replaces article in references 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ILLUSIONS

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What does ILLUSIONS mean?

ILLUSIONS noun
  1. Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
  2. A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
  3. A magician’s trick.
  4. The state of being deceived or misled.

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